Organization Studies articles from January 2002

Organization Studies archives from January 2002

The co-evolution of institutional environments and organizational strategies: the rise of Family Business Groups in the ASEAN region *.
January 1, 2002... Abstract In this paper we consider Southeast Asian FAMILY BUSINESS GROUPS (FBGs) as a form of business enterprise as well as existing theoretical accounts of their behaviour. To do so, we develop and describe a co-evolutionary framework...

Task and institutional influences on managers' mental models of competitions *.
January 1, 2002... Abstract From institutional theory, we argue (a) that the competitive, or task environment may encourage divergence of management cognition between organizations, management functions and amongst senior managers, and (b) that the...

Comparing managers' mental models of competition: why self-report measures of belief similarity won't do.
January 1, 2002... Abstract In their study designed to investigate the relative impact of 'task and institutional influences on managers' mental models of competition,' Daniels et al. (2002) elicited cognitive maps using two complementary ideographic mapping...

On trees and triviality traps: locating the debate on the contribution of cognitive mapping to organizational research.
January 1, 2002... Abstract In his critique of Daniels et al. (2002), Hodgkinson (2001a) raises a number of issues concerning the use and comparison of ideographic cognitive maps. Hodgkinson claims that there are problems associated with global similarity...

Emotional management and stress: managing ambiguities.
January 1, 2002... Abstract Emotions and stress are inextricably entangled: being stressed has bodily as well as emotional implications for human beings. The widespread distinction between mind and body in organization theory, following the Cartesian...

Behaviour prescriptions versus professional identities in multi-cultural corporations: a cross-cultural computer simulation.
January 1, 2002... Abstract There is a strong focus on cognitive, language-based, information processing in organizations. Acknowledging the gut decision of managers, this article introduces a symbolic interactionist framework that allows the investigation...

Essai: on paragrammatic uses of organizational theory -- a provocation *.
January 1, 2002... Abstract Having indicated some of the recurring difficulties in establishing a conceptual or philosophical link between theory and practice, the author examines the relation between organization theory and the practices of academics,...

Organisations in Action. Competition Between Contexts. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... Peter Clark: Organisations in Action. Competition Between Contexts 2000, London and New York: Routledge. 354 pages. This is probably the most breathtaking book I have ever read. It covers an immense ground, its prose is incredibly...

The Dynamics of International Competition. From Practice to Theory. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... Roland Calori, Tugrul Atamer, Pancho Nunes (with contributors): The Dynamics of International Competition. From Practice to Theory 2000, London: Sage. 239 pages. In the Foreword, it is stated that the Sage Strategy Series seeks to...

The Arts of Leadership. (Book Reviews).
January 1, 2002... Keith Grint: The Arts of Leadership 2000, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 440 pages. Leadership, the author tells us, is best considered 'as an art rather than a science' (p. 27). Indeed, the study of leadership, the author insists,...

Writing Management. Organization Theory as a Literary Genre. (Book Notes).
January 1, 2002... Barbara Czarniawaska: Writing Management. Organization Theory as a Literary Genre 1999, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 133 pages. Writing Management. Organization Theory as a Literary Genre provides an alternative perspective on...

Interpreting Qualitative Data, 2d ed. (Book Notes).
January 1, 2002... David Silverman: Interpreting Qualitative Data, 2nd Ed 2001, London: Sage, 325 pages. The second edition of this book is an updated and expanded version of Silverman's introductory textbook on qualitative analysis. The book covers...

Emotion in Organizations, 2nd ed. (Book Notes).
January 1, 2002... Stephen Fineman (ed.): Emotion in Organizations, 2nd. Ed 2000, London: Sage. 289 pages. The second edition of this book builds on the success of the first edition, which brought emotion into studies of organizational behaviour. The...

Understanding Management Research. (Book Notes).
January 1, 2002... P. Johnson and J. Duberley: Understanding Management Research 2000, London: Sage. 216 pages. Understanding Management Research is an introduction for students and researchers of management who are engaged in new research projects. This...